Orientation Notebook

by Scholastic Inc.

Welcome to Playtime Co.! Don't mind the toys, they are all harmless.... mostly! This in-world Orientation Notebook to the viral video game Poppy Playtime teaches gamers everything they need to know to be the very best employees. Learn all about Huggy Wuggy, Mommy Long Legs, and all of your favorite toys in Poppy Playtime . The Orientation Notebook even includes exclusive secrets not found in the factory. It may be your first day on the job, but don't worry, this notebook will show you the ropes. Just remember, feel free to explore... uncover secrets and most importantly, survive. Filled with lore straight from the game's creators, handwritten notes, incident reports and so much more. This in-world notebook is sure to delight fans of the hit horror video game!

Genres: Horror, Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

Published May 7, 2024

About the author

For more than 100 years, Scholastic has been meeting children where they are – at school, at home and in their communities – by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy. Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling children's books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children's media.

Reviews

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THE LORE

[Joseph Hamm]

As someone who grew up a fan of the “mascot horror” genre (FNaF, Hello Neighbor, Bendy and the Ink Machine), I can confidentially say that Poppy Playtime is, as of now, the superior game and the only one I still currently follow. The others got convoluted with their stories and just kept expanding. The lore in Poppy Playtime is very fascinating and, as of now, actually seems planned out which I appreciated. I have a lot of faith in Mob Games and I hope they don’t ruin this franchise.

[Jenna McGee]

Read this with the girls. So much lore and fun creepy vibes

[Fey]

I have many thoughts about what role ‘The Player’ actually played.

Btw, P.W is lowkey sassy. Love him.

[Katie]

If you paid attention to the game or watched a lore video, this book will offer very little if any new information. As it's not a game walkthrough, there are also too many pages dedicated to fuse minigame guides.

[Eve Bryans]

Perfect companion for poppy playtime fans! Some great extra lore

[Bethany]

Welcome to your new job at Playtime Co. This is the perfect orientation book so you can do your job appropriately. It has everything you need to know about the toys and the tasks you'll be required to do. This notebook is special though because it has sticky notes with tips you'll need to survive. Think you're ready? There's an employee quiz in the back to test you and find out!

POPPY PLAYTIME ORIENTATION NOTEBOOK is the perfect companion for fans of this horror game. I love the layout and how it feels like someone complied it just for us. The illustrations make it seem like a fun and happy place even though we know the true horrors. I love the addition of the memos and progress reports along with the employee calendar in the back of the book. It makes you feel like a real employ about to join the team.


Final Verdict: Fans of Poppy Playtime will want to add this book to their collection because it's both fun and entertaining while bringing more love to the game. This is what I would expect to receive on my first day for the job and the impressive and uncluttered layout gives it the perfect, realistic feel.

[Emma (littledollreads)]

This book is a really interesting mix of lore we know condensed into one place as opposed to spread through our 3 chapters, project playtime, and some ARGs as well as new hints to the overall story. It’s definitely a bit more focused on laying out the hints we have gotten befor but it also fills in a lot of little logical gaps that wouldn’t make sense to tell us in game. An overall very solid game tie in book that doesn’t leave me with more questions than answers *cough* *cough* FNAF *cough* *cough*

[Tamsyn]

Definitely feels like a strategy guide more than a book that delivers lore on the story. I was hoping for more out of this book and just didn’t get it. All of the lore in this book is something that you could find out by playing the game and adds nothing to the story or the dynamics that you couldn’t already glean from playing the game.

[David Mallory]

This is a really fun little book that's great for any fans of the Poppy Playtime games. It reads like a legit employee handbook, but with more humour and notes added to explain the darker side of the company. It also includes some solutions to some of the more tricky puzzles in the games.

[avani (jesper's version) ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪]

could learn all of this from a 10 minute game theory video but alas. i suppose even the theorists need to get their source material from somewhere. did preston hide in a port-a-lounge to survive the hour of joy after he and jessica are found by lily lovebraids? who knows

[Kori]

A great way to condense the lore with added bits of input from an employee.

[Charvi]

Knew this game was gonna go FNAF

[Katie Casey]

It was very fun to read and see everything that happened in the games so far, I think the theater is part of the poppy playtime app and I liked it

[Tina Chandler]

Very interesting, sounds like a lot of “unofficial” rules
From the world of working. Gives you a lot of clues on how to play the game too. I liked the book a lot.

[Tellykitt]

If you like the Poppy Playtime games , this is a fun little in world "lore" book, I always enjoy reading characters from a world notes that they write in.

[Hannah]

As a self-described lore whore, I’m living for this.

[Brynn ✨]

I have been and forever will be a nerd for this video game

[Sarah]

super fun dive into lore and the dark inner workings

[ISABEL!]

God I hope Preston appears in Chapter 6, That would be so cool.
(Also It would be nice to have an updated version of this book, with the stuff from chapters 4 and 5)

[Rachel Sheldrake]

Loved it. I thought it was funny. Sarcastic and everything you want for something that is essentially a game guide for the first three games of the series

[Mr.B]

So the orientation notebook it’s fine I enjoy the LOOOOORE and the little notes left bye p.w bit besides that theres really not tbh at much here it wasn’t bad ofc not just I think they should’ve made like original pictures for this but who knows maybe they’ll make a better one who knows it was ok get it if you want idc 4/10

[Rebecca Higurashi]

La único que no me gusto es porque incluía muchas páginas de instrucciones del juego que siento que se pudieron ahorrar, o no hacerlas tan descriptivas. Es lo único, porque el libro me encanto!! ✨ Ame saber más del lore de esta increíble historia 😍 adoro este juego